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Israel has reportedly vowed to destroy rockets and other weapons
being sent to Gaza by Iran. Tel Aviv issued this threat despite a recent
ceasefire following eight days of bitter conflict between Gaza and
Israel.
Israeli spy satellites spotted a cargo vessel in the Iranian port of
Bandar Abbas that was allegedly Gaza-bound and carrying arms, the Sunday
Times reported.

“Regardless of the ceasefire agreement, we will attack and destroy any shipment of arms to Gaza once we have spotted it,” an Israeli defense official told the newspaper.

The
vessel reportedly began its voyage last week just as Israel and Hamas
agreed to a ceasefire ending eight days of violence in Gaza, in which
over 150 Palestinians died. The cargo is believed to include Fajr-5
rockets, similar to those used by Hamas in the conflict, and Shahab-3
ballistic missiles.

The ship is set to travel through the Red Sea, Sudan
and Egypt, according to the Sunday Times report. The newspaper also
cited Israeli officials speculating that Iran could be moving
longer-range ballistic missiles into Sudan, which could be aimed at
Israel from the African country.

The Sunday Times’ report comes a
day after the Hamas leadership announced they aren’t ready to stop
arming themselves, despite the recently-agreed truce and ceasefire.

"We have no choice but to continue to bring in weapons by all possible means," senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar told reporters, adding that he expected Tehran would "increase its military and financial support to Hamas."

Earlier on Wednesday, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal thanked Shia-majority Iran for what he described as arms and funding.Read Full Article>>>